| Match Pictures | Matches: 1956 – 1957 | 1956-57 pictures |
Trivia
- Tully was fit again and came back in on the left wing.
- During the week Celtic signed a South African by the name of Don Harper. He had worked his way up the ranks in South Africa and was recommended to Celtic. He would not make a first team appearance.
- Outside of football, the British and French began their evacuation of troops from the Suez canal zone leaving the Israelis still encamped in Sinai and a UN peace-keeping force in the canal zone. In Hungary Russian troops reinforced their position in Budapest whilst rebellion from Hungarian forces still proceeded in outlying parts of the country. The Russians would not leave. In Scotland the go ahead was given for the building of Hunterston A nuclear power station. In Glasgow torrential rain and storms caused flooding in many parts of the city.
Review
(from Celticfc.net site https://www.celticfc.com/news/2021/december/15/on-this-day-in-celtic-s-history—december-15/)
Celtic welcomed Dunfermline on this day in 1956 on league duty and recorded a 3-1 win in front of a crowd of 11,000 who saw John Higgins open the scoring in the sixth minute. Dunfermline pulled one back just after the break but Neill Mochan regained Celtic’s lead on the hour-mark and Willie Fernie (below) put the game beyond any doubt in the 89th minute. The Hoops had previously beaten the Pars that season 6-3 on aggregate, a 6-0 win followed by a 3-0 defeat, in the League Cup quarter-final on their way to their first success in that particular competition with a 3-0 replay win over Partick Thistle.
Teams
Celtic:
Beattie; Haughney, Meechan; Evans, Jack, Peacock; Higgins, Ryan, Mochan, Fernie, Tully.
Scorers: Higgins (6), Mochan (60), Fernie (89)
Dunfermiline:
Mackin; Laird, Duthie; Mailer, Colville, Melrose; Peebles, O’Brien, McWilliams, Reilly, Anderson.
Scorers: McWilliams (46)
Referee:
Attendance: 11,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)